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Science center and author renew partnership The Da Vinci Science Center has extended its partnership with Michael J. Gelb, author of "How to Think Like Leonardo: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day," the center recently announced. The new 10-year partnership allows the center to continue displaying the Seven Principles of Genius identified by Gelb and to continue relating those principles through exhibits and programs. Gelb identified the principles as the cornerstone qualities of the seminal life of the Da Vinci Science Center's namesake, Leonardo da Vinci. The original agreement between the center and Gelb was signed in 2004, the center noted in a news release. ...

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